Help me out :)

Mason-

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So my first thread here was this:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18156660

I actually got a full time temp job over the summer 8-4:30 5.50 an hour. Not bad for a 17 year old.

Earnt 1200 quid but already spent 200 of it.

Would like to keep 100 spare and spend 900 on a computer.

Things I don't need:
Monitor

Things I need:
The system
OS
Keyboard (G11)
Mouse (MX518)

lets just say the total price of the keyboard + mouse is 55 quid.

So basically the budget is 845 quid.

I was looking at i5 build with a gtx 460.

I'll get paid on the 1st of september so will order then.

Opinions please :)

thanks in advance.
 
First off thanks.

Would dropping down to the Asus 110 quid one and spending the extra 30 on a case be beneficial?

Plus I'm going to have this for a long time. Second year of college -> last year of uni. I'll probably upgrade on the way. But because of this do I really need full retail win7?
 
Looking at the i5 motherboards (6gbps) only 2 of them support SLI =/ the most expensive yet all of them support crossfire. That sucks. Lemme come up with a self spec then you can comment.
 
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £182.11
(£154.99) £182.11
(£154.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £154.99
(£131.91) £154.99
(£131.91)
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
(£93.61) £109.99
(£93.61)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £86.94
(£73.99) £86.94
(£73.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.54
(£65.99) £77.54
(£65.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 550W Power Supply £72.99
(£62.12) £72.99
(£62.12)
Coolermaster Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black £63.99
(£54.46) £63.99
(£54.46)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £35.24
(£29.99) £35.24
(£29.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £713.00
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £126.96
Total : £852.4
 
Says this on the Asus version

2x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots
Users can flexibly switch between full-speed PCIe x16 mode for their graphics cards and IO Level UP for rapid data throughput.
 
Hmm well that sucks. I was thinking though in the future instead of going down the SLI route I could just go 470/480 or maybe something else when nVidia bring out new cards..
 
Redmint said:
Well I'm more of a fan of single card setups anyway, reduces your electricity bill slightly. ;) And it means you'll have 1 new card with the latest features instead of 2 old cards when it comes to upgrading.
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True true.

Just looking. Swapping the i5 + mobo for...

X4 with the lowest 890FX mobo saves me around 30 quid.

So the i5 is 4 cores 4 threads as is the phenom X4.

phenoms got higher clock speed so what's better :S. So much choice.
 
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